From the Doctor's Desk

Healthy Meal and Snack Ideas for a Busy Lifestyle Healthy breakfast ideas: -Nut butter (peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower seed butter) and fruit (apples, pears, bananas) -2 hard-boiled eggs and leftover cooked vegetables from dinner -Green smoothie -Oatmeal with blueberries and ground flaxseed Healthy Lunch ideas: -Turkey roll-ups with avocado (take a slice of turkey…

Keep your family safe this summer with these quick tips on tick safety: -Wear long sleeve shirts and long pants when going into tick country. Light colors are best so ticks can be easily seen. -Tuck pants into socks and spray the clothes with a known tick repellent. -After being in an area known to harbor…

Many patients come to me on a multivitamin. I am actually not a big fan of supplementing with multivitamins because they contain small amounts (and often poorly absorbed forms) of vitamins and minerals. Rather than supplement with multivitamin, I am an advocate of a colorful diet rich in vitamins and minerals (think color of the…

Sugar is one of the most toxic, addictive substances in our diets. It’s not just diabetics that need to avoid sugar. If you are looking to lose weight, reduce your blood pressure, fight cancer or balance your hormones, think twice about eating the sweet stuff. 1. Fat Storage Elevations in blood sugar trigger your pancreas…